WHITE PAPER - In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Balance Sheets | Business Intelligence | CFOs | Financial Industry Organizations | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | Financial Systems | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | SAP (Product) | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WHITE PAPER - This paper takes an introductory look at the new categories of Group Policy, but anyone moving to Windows Server 2008 technologies would do well to consider the changes and additions to the existing policy categories, too.
Posted: December 10, 2008 | Published: December 10, 2008


Topics:  DHCP | Group Policy | Groupware | Groupware Applications Management | Testing | Troubleshooting | Windows | Workstations

WHITE PAPER - An old Chinese proverb advises us to "preserve the old, but know the new." Microsoft's old template concept has been preserved in the Windows Server 2008 operating system, in the form of what Microsoft calls the starter GPO (Group Policy Object).
Posted: December 10, 2008 | Published: December 10, 2008


Topics:  Active Directory | Group Policy | Groupware | Groupware Applications Management | Productivity | Windows Server Software

VIDEO - The browser wars bring fresh challenges for web designers and developers. This session enables you to understand JavaScript behavior and performance across browsers, as well as consider object load order differences.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Premiered: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Java | JavaScript | Software Testing | Software Upgrades | Testing

PRODUCT DEMO - This quick demo gives you a great overview of the look and feel of BSD Group’s Oracle Extension for Rational Performance Tester, its features, and its capabilities. This plug-in will help you capture, record and playback transactions using Oracle NCA technology. View the demo now to learn more about increasing application visibility during testing.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Alpha Testing | Database Design | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Oracle (Product) | Plug-ins | Testing

WHITE PAPER - Windows Server 2008 R2 offers a number of exciting new features, including an expanded Server Core offering, new Active Directory features, and - of special interest to anyone who has ever wished Active Directory had an “undo” button - a sort of recycle bin for Active Directory objects.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 2, 2009


Topics:  Active Directory | Email Management | Email Management Software | Group Policy | Network Management | Network Management Software | Security Software | Server Management | Windows Server Software

VIDEO - This videocast provides an overview of governance, risk and compliance, including the different roles played by each in the enterprise, as well as tools that can aid the various GRC processes.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Premiered: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Cybersecurity | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Intrusion Prevention | Risk Management | Security Policies

TRIAL SOFTWARE - IT needs tools that help their database and application developers produce high quality SQL code faster. To meet the demands of the business they need to accelerate application devlopment cycles and improve team collaboration and resource sharing.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Collaboration | Database Administration | Database Management | Debugging | Object Management Group | Project Management | Scripting | SQL | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn about the operational costs and resource drains that organizations need to address when they engage in Oracle E-Business Suite projects. This paper provides tips about process automation and native tools, which help eliminate errors and simplify project execution.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | eBusiness | eBusiness Software | Object-Oriented Databases | Oracle (Product) | Project Management | Risk Management | Software Migration

VIDEO - This keynote describes the frustrations of modern knowledge workers in their quest to actually get some work done, and solutions for how to guard yourself against all those distractions.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Premiered: October 21, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Best Practices | Business Models | Business Processes | Java | Software Development Tools

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Human error and hardware or software failures can easily corrupt Active Directory. AD objects can often be modified or deleted by mistake and faulty scripts can overwrite attributes. The result is unplanned system downtime and lost user productivity.
Posted: April 15, 2009 | Published: April 10, 2009


Topics:  Active Directory | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Disaster Recovery | IT Service Management | Network Management | Network Management Software | Online Backup Software | Online Backups

VIDEO - Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) is a newer language but has been the focus of much attention from business and IT. As business processes grow more complex, BPMN provides a structured way to organize them. But it is important to know the basics before selecting a BPMN solution.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Premiered: November 13, 2009


Topics:  BPEL | Business Process Management | Business Process Modeling | Programming | Programming Languages | SOA

WHITE PAPER - With Vista clients and Server 2008 systems, we have a number of new Group Policy settings that allow us to exert some level of control over which devices users can install and use.
Posted: January 23, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Change Management | Configuration Management | Device Control Software | Device Drivers | Windows Vista

WHITE PAPER - This Beagle Research Group Profile examines how analytics solutions such as OnDemand solutions by Business Objects can help Salesforce users to strategically leverage sales and other data.
Posted: June 17, 2009 | Published: June 17, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | CRM | CRM Analytics | CRM Analytics Software | Reporting Software | Sales and Marketing Software | Sales Force Automation | Sales Information Systems | Sales Order Management | Workforce Management Software | Workforce Planning

WHITE PAPER - The paper provides valuable evidence about the benefits of achieving aligned operational excellence. In it you'll discover why companies that build and align their operational capabilities for strategic advantage earn a distinct execution premium in their business performance.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | CEOs | CRM | ERP | IT Infrastructure | Operational Metrics (Systems) | Regulatory Compliance | ROI | Six Sigma | Strategic Planning | Supply Chain Management

ANALYST REPORT - The ARRA was enacted to jumpstart the US economy and drive it out of the recession. One of the requirements of the recovery act is that organizations that receive funds for projects must report on the outcomes of those projects. Read on to learn what these executives and managers plan to do to meet the reporting and compliance mandates.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Dashboards | Data Management | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Reporting Software | SAP (Product)